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Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

Wallace Wiley Chickering

mechanical engineer member of the firm Chickering Brothers
  • Chickering Brothers (Chicago)

Biography

Wallace Wiley Chickering, the third of the Chickering brothers to join the Chicago firm, had originally chosen a professional career and graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in the department of Mechanical Engineering. He was called in to assist his brothers, Clifford C. and Fred Wilby Chickering, in managing their ever-growing business, and in 1907 was made a member of the firm of Chickering Brothers. A sketched portrait, with his signature, accompanies the text.

Highlights

  • Graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in Mechanical Engineering
  • Called in to help his brothers manage the growing business and made a member of the firm in 1907

Source

Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. II (1913), p. 72.

Public domain.

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